Is $999 expensive? Absolutely. Is it worth it? If youíre gaming at 2560x1600 or 5760x1200, the GTX 690 is at least worth the consideration. You can certainly get by on less, but if you want 60fps or better and you want it with the same kind of ultra high quality single GPU cards can already deliver at 1920x1080, then you canít do any better than the GTX 690.